From: debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) Subject: Re: Database for LINUX? Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 14:48:53 GMT
In article <VB1y0B7w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, dnewcomb@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Dan Newcombe) writes:
|> debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) writes:
|>
|> > In article <CDB4BC.KzI@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, jkowalik@undergrad.math.
|> > |> I was wondering if there exists a Database for Linux. If not, can anyone
|> > |> suggest a Unix like OS that would have a database program? I am interested
|> > |> databases that use Informix SQL language.
|> >
|> > Get POSTGRES, a relational active database management system. it WORKS!
|> > (nic.funet.fi) and others?
|>
|> I have INGRES, and the tinkering I've done, it works. Does POSTGRES do SQL?
|> I know the publiuc version of Ingres doesn't.
|>
|> -Dan
|>
|>
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No, Postgres uses a flavor of the QUEL language (used in INGRES?)
But I thought it was SQL-like. Isn't it?
Sincerely, Steef